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US 12,702,181 B2Granted
Cycling helmet
AssigneeTrek Bicycle Corporation
InventorsJesse Lawrence Garrison, Anthony Albert White, Alan Baryudin
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Abstract
A cycling helmet includes an outer shell and a closed cell foam layer adjacent to the outer shell. The cycling helmet also includes an inner liner adjacent to the closed cell foam layer. The cycling helmet further includes an insert of energy absorbing material adjacent to the inner liner. The insert is configured to move in multiple directions in response to an impact to the cycling helmet.
Claims11
A cycling helmet comprising:
- an outer shell;
- a closed cell foam layer adjacent to the outer shell;
- an inner liner directly facing and attached to the closed cell foam layer;
- an insert of energy absorbing material adjacent to the inner liner;
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- an inner liner coating positioned directly on an interior surface of the inner liner such that the inner liner coating is adjacent to an outer surface of the insert, wherein the inner liner coating facilitates movement of the insert of energy absorbing material relative to the closed cell foam layer in the event of an impact to the cycling helmet.
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